The Vaselines played Bowery Ballroom w/ Woods (pics, setlist) --- tonight it's MHOW w/ Adam Green

May 18, 2009

“On Sunday night at Bowery Ballroom, The Vaselines essentially played every song they ever wrote, including 2 new songs that sounded like they could have been written back in the late 80s along with the others. Opening the set with the energetically cheerful "Son of a Gun," they made it clear that they still had it after all these years. With reunion concerts it’s very difficult to be anything but skeptical as a fan, especially with a band who has barely played together in almost 20 years. A couple songs later, a broken bike horn did little to subtract from the quirky poppy excellence of "Molly’s Lips." Throughout the set the playful stage banter of Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee added an extra element of fun to the night. It’s rare to see such a genuinely clever dialogue on stage anymore.” [NY Press]

The Vaselines‘ 2nd of two NYC shows is tonight (5/18) at Music Hall of Williamsburg. More pictures from last night’s Bowery Ballroom show, below…

Woods…

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